ROOSEVELTa magazine for alumni and friends of roosevelt university REVIEW SPRING 2008 ALUMNUS HAROLD WASHINGTON THE PEOPLE’S MAYOR REMEMBERED3 MAKING A DIFFERENCE On the cover: Following his election as Chicago mayor, in the lives that follow Harold Washington (BA,’49) returned to SPRING 2008 his alma mater, Roosevelt University, ROOSEVELTREVIEW where he delivered a Commencement address and received an honorary degree from the University in 1984. 2 Editor’s Circle TOM KAROW “ My wife Emalie and I have always believed that education 3 President’s Perspective CHUCK MIDDLETON is one of the most important and everlasting investments 35 University News you can possess, and that can never be taken from you. With 39 2006-07 Fiscal Year Report this in mind we have a unique opportunity to enrich the lives 41 Institutional Advancement of young people now and into the future. My education at 44 Alumni News Roosevelt University left an indelible mark on my life. With 49 Where RU? this scholarship, we know that we are passing on not only the 52 In Memoriam opportunity for an education but also a helping hand toward a full and successful life.” ARTHUR M. GUTTERMAN (BA, ’58) spotlight If they knew 4 The People’s Mayor LAURA JANOTA Roosevelt, if they How Roosevelt University Shaped Harold Washington ANNOUNCING THE EMALIE AND ARTHUR M. GUTTERMAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP knew what it stood 9 Seated in History LAURA JANOTA for ... they would 11 Following in Harold’s Footsteps LAURA JANOTA Recent Roosevelt Alums Begin Public Service We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Emalie Named scholarships at Roosevelt are the result of outright gifts know me. and Arthur M. Gutterman Endowed Scholarship at Roosevelt or estate or planned gifts. Many Roosevelt students are the fi rst From the Street to the Seat PAUL GREEN HAROLD WASHINGTON (BA, ’49), PAGE 4 14 University. in their families to pursue a university education and many RU Professor and WGN Political Analyst Paul Green would not be able to complete their education without these Arthur Gutterman majored in marketing at Roosevelt University Discusses Washington’s Dynamic Career crucial funds. and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1958. He is chairman of Jelmar LLC, a successful, private company that manufac- Creating a named scholarship is a powerful way to help stu- 17 Called to Serve LAURA JANOTA tures household cleaning products such as CLR and Tarn-X. dents. For a minimum gift of $5,000 you can create an annual From Local Boards to Congress, RU Alums Seek Public Offi ce named scholarship, which will provide scholarship support until Wanting to give back to Arthur’s alma mater and to help stu- Commencement Address BOBBY RUSH the money is completely awarded. To create an endowed schol- 20 dents, the Guttermans have established a scholarship with an arship that will last in perpetuity, a minimum gift of $25,000 is initial gift of $100,000, which is earmarked for marketing or 24 Michi Peña: A City and Alumni Leader TOM KAROW needed. advertising majors in the Walter E. Heller College of Business Keeping the New Deal Alive KATIE COPENHAVER Administration. The Emalie and Arthur Gutterman Endowed To fi nd out more about creating a legacy through an outright 26 Scholarship will last in perpetuity. gift or through your estate plan, please contact: 28 Illinois Professor of the Year TOM KAROW Steven A. Meyers: A Commitment to Education Offi ce of Planned Giving Roosevelt University 31 Politics and Economics LAURA JANOTA 430 S. Michigan Ave., Room 827 Roosevelt’s First Decade Chicago, IL 60605 Developing Leaders EILEEN O. DADAY Phone: (312) 341-6455 33 Partnership with Schaumburg Business Association Furthers Fax: (312) 341-6490 PAUL GREEN, PAGE 14 Email: [email protected] Leadership Institute Success Spring 2008, Volume 13, Number 1 Editorial Board Tom Karow: Editor J. Michael Durnil, Vice President for Governmental Affairs and University Outreach Denise Czuprynski: Creative Director James Gandre, Interim Provost and Executive Vice President Laura Janota: Associate Editor Laura Janota, Public Relations Specialist Patrick Lytle: Production Manager Thomas R. Karow, Senior Director of Public Relations Carissa Gilbertson, Right Angle Studio: Design Charles R. Middleton, President John McKeith, Steve Becker: Photography Patrick Woods, Vice President for Institutional Advancement Roosevelt Review is published three times a year by Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605. There is no subscription fee. EDITOR’S CIRCLE PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE any of the Chicago area’s most prominent politicians he operated a free breakfast program for children and developed IT’S ALL ABOUT LEADERSHIP began their political lives at Roosevelt University. the nation’s fi rst mass sickle cell anemia testing program. BY PRESIDENT CHUCK MIDDLETON MAnd most say that the lessons they learned inside After earning a Bachelor of General Studies degree with and outside Roosevelt classrooms helped them achieve posi- honors from Roosevelt in 1974, Rush used his education and Election years stretching back in which we state that “Roosevelt University is a national leader tions of leadership. activism to help him win election to the Chicago City Council as far as I can remember (Eisen- in educating socially conscious citizens for active and dedicated In this themed issue of Roosevelt Review, we examine and U.S. House of Representatives. As a member of Congress, hower/Stevenson in 1952) have lives as leaders in their professions and their communities.” Roosevelt University’s rich tradition of preparing men and Rush has sponsored legislation designed to improve health care, always been times of great pub- This is a bold claim that too often even our most dedicated women for careers in public service, and profi le some of our technology, civil rights, community development and home- lic drama. Certainly 2008 has and supportive alumni and friends have not always thought to alumni who are serving at the local, state and national levels. land security. already had its fair share and be entirely accurate. I beg to differ. From the very beginning of Since its founding, Roosevelt University has been widely Rush’s accomplishments were recognized by the University there will no doubt be much more my presidency it was clear to me that our quality outperformed recognized as a focal point for political discourse. “For me, in December when he received an honorary doctor of humane as the months unfold. our reputation. We were too modest in proclaiming successes going into government presented an opportunity to help legis- letters degree and was invited to deliver the Commencement It’s too bad, for many reasons, and in noting them in public forums, perhaps, but the stories late all of the things we had argued about at Roosevelt,” former address, a copy of which is printed in the magazine. that Harold Washington, to whose memory this issue of the were there just waiting for the spotlight to fall upon them. Congressman Ray Clevenger (BA, ’49) told Associate Editor Serving alongside Rush in the U.S. House of Representatives Roosevelt Review is dedicated, couldn’t be here to serve as one We have set out to change that reticence about proclaim- Laura Janota. is Melissa Bean (BA, ’02) who believes the University’s diverse of the many commentators on the current political scene. When ing to the world our many successes. This is being done in Clevenger and his classmate, Harold Washington, the late student body has helped her to do a better job of understanding you couple the presidential campaign (or is that campaigns?) many venues, not least among them in the Roosevelt Review. mayor of Chicago, would talk for hours about their ideas for other people’s viewpoints. In the article “Called to Serve,” you with the dynamics of Illinois state politics you get plenty of By expanding its issues making things better. Both men won their fi rst elections at can read about Bean and other Roosevelt alums who were elect- fodder for analysis. from one to three annually Roosevelt, Clevenger serving as president of Roosevelt’s stu- ed to positions of leadership, including Cook County Board It may be the case that all university presidents like to read while working to enhance dent council and Washington as the council’s vice president member Mike Quigley (BA, ’81) who is now teaching part time widely and deeply about the history of their institution. For me, the quality of the writing and president. You can learn more about how Roosevelt shaped at Roosevelt in political science. this reading is driven by more than the usual presidential curi- and the variety of the sto- Washington’s political career in the article, “The People’s In “Following in Harold’s Footsteps” on page 11, we pres- osity about the rhythms, the people and the historic values of ries, we strive to bring to Mayor,” beginning on page 4. ent a number of recent Roosevelt graduates who are getting Roosevelt. My academic discipline is history, so reading about light some of the leadership One of the graduates featured in this issue is Bobby Rush, a taste of political life by serving as congressional aides and the past is always a pleasurable experience. Reading history for accomplishments grand a native of Albany, Ga., whose story epitomizes the public ser- lobbyists in Washington, D.C. They got the political bug from me teaches as it relaxes, informs as it piques new curiosities to and small, international vice commitment of many Roosevelt graduates. Paul Green, a highly regarded political pundit and the Arthur be explored. and in the neighborhood, Rush co-founded the Illinois Black Panther Party in the Rubloff Professor of Policy Studies.